After a brief prologue taking us back to Day 1, this sequel picks up moments after the original ended. Written and directed by John Krasinski, it lacks the emotional depth of the first film but still provides plenty of suspense and is a great thrill ride.
Emily Blunt returns as Evelyn Abbott, on the road with her three children looking for safe harbor from the terrifying blind creatures attracted by sound. Millicent Simmonds is Regan, her oldest and Noah Jupe is her son, Marcus. And of course, the baby Evelyn delivered in a terrific sequence in the original film. Ms. Simmonds, who is hearing impaired shares most of the weight of this film with Mr. Jupe. In this world, these kids must grow up fast.
In the clever script, brother and sister are separated and the story rotates between them. Marcus is injured and stays behind with his mother and the baby while Regan goes off in search of help. She is aided by Emmett, an old neighborhood friend, who is now distrustful of people but reluctantly agrees to help her. Emmett is played by Cillian Murphy and he is a welcome addition to the cast.
The split storyline provides lots of opportunity for exciting sequences and Mr. Krasinski goes old school with some "jump out of your seat" moments. The plot isn't perfect with some contrived scenes to "juice" the story but you can forgive the minor issues as the film does its job to scare and entertain its built-in audience. While there is a satisfying ending, the story seems far from over and I assume it's just a matter of time before we start to see trailers for "Part III".
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